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Understanding Photobooks is a user-friendly guide to engaging with the photographic book- or, as it is widely known, the photobook.
List of contents
1 Introduction: What Is a Photobook?
2 The Photobook: Publishing and the Marketplace
[In Focus 1: Laia Abril - The Epilogue]
3 From Pictures to a Book: General Considerations
[In Focus 2: Awoiska van der Molen - Sequester]
4 From Pictures to a Book: Editing and Sequencing
[In Focus 3: Mariela Sancari - Moisés]
5 From Pictures to a Book: Photobook Design
[In Focus 4: Donald Weber - Interrogations]
6 From Pictures to a Book: Production
[In Focus 5: Sjoerd Knibbeler - Paper Planes]
7 How to Make a Photobook (in 17 Rules)
8 References and Bibliography
Acknowledgments
About the author
Dr. Jorg M. Colberg is a writer, photographer, and educator. He is currently a faculty member at Hartford Art School's International Limited-Residency Photography MFA Program, which is the only program of its kind to focus on photobooks. Since its inception in 2002, his
Conscientious Photography Magazine (http://cphmag.com) has become one of the most widely read and influential websites dedicated to contemporary fine-art photography. Colberg has published articles and essays in numerous photography and design magazines, including
British Journal of Photography,
Creative Review,
Chinese Photography Magazine, and
FOAM Magazine.
Summary
Understanding Photobooks is a user-friendly guide to engaging with the photographic book— or, as it is widely known, the photobook.
